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Psycology in Crash

Discrimination is by definition a generalized form of racial determination, where certain traits are agreed to exist more predominately within particular social groupings (Zack 16). Harris believes that this inevitably leads to the creation of a hierarchy of traits, where more positive traits are allotted to certain groups, and thus a hierarchy of social groupings, for example racism (74). Zack explains that the distribution of traits is established by cultural upbringing (16). Individuals experience an event and interpret it according to their social expectations determined by cultural background (Devine 245). The result is conformity of stereotypes within a culture. Cameron Thayer, a black movie director in Crash, forms a stereotype that white police officers are corrupt through the interpretation of an event. The cultural precedent that is established within the black culture is voiced literally by his wife, and shapes the formation of his stereotype. The example emphasizes that culture is a dominant factor in the formation of stereotypes and precipitates the translation of individual stereotypes to social generalizations. The answer to overcoming the social standard of discrimination must bypass the cultural, social, and personal background that one gathers throughout their lifetime (Devine 247). The problem with overcoming discrimination is that they occur automatically unless the antagonizer consciously remains vigilant to react without regard for stereotype. Devine believes this requires considerable energy and makes this sort of direct approach seem impractical (Devine 247). Hicks agrees that it would require instead an indirect approach that attempt to destroy the social foundations of discrimination by promoting interculturalism to invalidate stereotypes (505). He draws this conclusion from a Peruvian model that eliminates generalization by promoting "harmonious equilibrium" that minimizes the compositional nature of the modern social unit (Hicks 505)....

...﻿Introduction:
This is a psychological reflective essay to examine and gain a greater understanding of self-harm. (www.mind.org.uk)
I shall utilise Gibbs’ model of reflection (1988) to structure my essay and formulise my thoughts, opinions and research.
I will reference my work using the Harvard system of referencing. (www.libweb.anglia.ac.uk)
Description:
Whilst working as a cycle responder in central London I was requested to attend to a patient reported to be in a collapsed state and bleeding.
Feelings:
As I approached the scene I was cautious and slightly apprehensive, concerned about the causes of haemorrhaging, collapse and my own safety.
My patient was a late teenage female, her overall appearance was one of neglect, but overall fairly well looking, a visual primary survey indicated this was, at this point not a time critical patient.
She was on her own the sleeves of her clothing were blood stained and she smelt of alcohol.
She reported to me she had a history of self-harming which was the cause of the blood staining.
The lacerations were deep and with her permission, I dressed the wounds, suggested she went to hospital and requested a vehicle to transport her.
I felt pity for my patient that she was in such a state and driven to such drastic measures.
I was curious to how she had managed to self-harm as the idea of deliberately harming oneself is difficult to conceptualise as we spend our time...

...Multiculturalism in CrashCrash is highly ambiguous in the depiction of multiculturalism in American society. Almost all the ethnicities depicted in Crash question the perception others have their particular group, but at the same time affirm the different stereotypes surrounding their ethnic group. For example, one of the black characters (‘Anthony’) remarks that they should be afraid in a white neighborhood, due to their group’s association with crime. Following this intelligent observation, he and his friend (‘Peter’) proceed to steal a car from a white couple (Rick and Jean Cabot), affirming the stereotype whites have of them. Another example would be the Persian-American father, who is accused by a gun-store owner to be a danger to society, The father denies this fact, but ends up shooting a child. This ambiguous portrayal shows us one of the dilemmas of Multiculturalism in American society. While it strives to acknowledge diversity, it also promotes color consciousness by rejecting color-blind solutions. To quote Gordon and Newfield “Multiculturalism in the 1980’s sponsored renewed protests against white racism and yet it appeared to replace the emphasis on race and racism with an emphasis on cultural diversity. Multiculturalism rejected racial subordination but seemed sometimes to support it“. While Gordon and Newfield also attest that “multiculturalism often avoided race. It designated cultures”, but...

...the car so that he could humiliate him. His wife insisted on getting out of the car after being told numerous times to stay in the car. Christine began to talk out of line with the officers, so they appended her, and conducted an inappropriate search on her. All that Cameron was able to do was tell his wife not to say anything so they can avoid being taken to jail.
What lessons if any did each of the characters learn? What lessons in life do you think teach people to be more accepting of others differences?
Ã¯Æ’Ëœ Crash shows us that it is important to learn how to control our prejudices against another culture and not be judgmental. The characters learned that being prejudice can cause hurt and pain to not only them, but others as well. We all come from different places and different cultures and we need to learn to accept and respect one another so that we can all get along in this society.
Ã¯Æ’Ëœ It is lessons like the ones portrayed in the movie Crash that can teach people to be more accepting of others differences. Everyone shares the same problems and goes through the same trials and tribulations even though we all come from a different place....

...Race, Gender and Class
12-20-12
Crash Stereotypes
The movie Crash is a film that begs audiences to question all the discrimination and all the wrongs that occur and are often unseen by the general public. Crash tells joining stories of whites, blacks, Latinos, Asian, Iraqis, cops and criminals, the rich and the poor, all defined in one way or another by racism. The plot revolves around the city of Los Angeles, a city surrounded by violence and fear. The issue of racial stereotyping is highlighted in Crash when characters have a false or only partially true understanding of another racial group which leads to discrimination among the characters that are used to represent the various cultures in society. This is what the author, Ronal T. Takaki, was talking about in his book—that because he was of Asian descent he was stereotyped by his looks and not his American background. A lot of the characters in the movie were all put in different stereotypical categories because of their origin and ethnicity.
In the movie the characters experienced the development of social barriers. The movie Crash displays the cruel reality that daily occurs in our society, especially in crowded cities, such as Los Angeles, where large numbers of the minority groups live. It shows the black perspective of living in a multicultural community where the differences between people and their race cause tension, racism, and...

...Chelly Lee
African American History
Movie # 1
Crash
“We’re always behind this metal and glass. It’s the sense of touch. I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something.”
Debuting in 2004, Crash, was a movie that definitely touched on several aspects of race, gender, ethnicity, and social classes of individuals living in Los Angeles, California. (Haggis) Not only were there racial issues concerning African Americans, but ethnicity issues were also presented. This was especially impactful, because the release of this film was not long after 9/11. Society was still having a hard time dealing with the impact of that and many were still biased to anyone resembling a Muslim or Arab individual. The film depicts how people often exhibit racist behavior, even while defending themselves of racist behavior, especially when frustrations are running high and life is going wrong. The characters that are portrayed range from people that live high profile lives to common people of the streets and all of them are connected; it strongly resembles the idea that everyone is separated by six degrees and the film shows how easily these people influence each other’s lives.
The film opens with a car accident that leads into an immediate racial confrontation between a Latina American, Ria, and an Asian American, Kim Lee. The Latina lady, Ria, gives the Asian lady, Kim Lee, a really hard time...

...My study habits consist of sitting down in front of the television or sitting down at the kitchen table. I then open my books and notes and read over the material. The material I need to memorize I repeat in my head over and over. I try to study before the exam date, but usually I end up studying the night before the test. I also study my homework and quizzes before the exam to have an idea of what may be on the test.
Some of my study habits are effective such as having a peaceful environment with no interruptions when I study. I don’t always sit down at the table to study but when I do sit at the table with no distractions around me its much easier to study. This is because memory is very sensitive to interruption. So by sitting at the table I have a better chance of encoding, storing and retrieving the information that I studied. Another effective study habit I have is, before a test I go over all of my homework and quizzes that lead up to the test. This is effective because it gives me an idea of what will be on the test and gives me an idea of what I need to study more of. A semi effective study habit I use is repeating information that I need to know for a test, over and over in my head or aloud. This is called maintenance rehearsal it is semi effective because it is remembered in your short term memory and not usually long term. I usually use this method if the test is close and I need to remember the information for the exam.
Not all of my study habits are...

...SONNY Garcia
PSY-101-010
2/5/2012
Critical Thinking
1. Vision and hearing are generally believed to be the two most highly prized senses. If I ever were to lose both of these senses, It would be highly traumatic. Especially losing my eyesight. The visual sense plays a huge role in our daily lives. With the control of eye sight, the human vision allows us to perceive our surroundings. If I ever were to lose my eyesight, my life would have a drastic change. I would not be able to dress on my own, watch movies, see the people I love, and most importantly I would have no visual appearance of myself. The loss of hearing would not affect me with the same extend as losing my visual sense. Although, it prevent me from listening to my surroundings it would not be as difficult to get around as it would if I were to be blind.
2. Every individual has a fairly high risk of hearing loss; one of the main reasons is excessive noise. Things like fireworks, noisy toys, head phones and power tools are all part of the excessive noise causing people the sense of hearing, most of which can be preventable. For example, if you have head phones on you can keep the volume below 4, or if you are working with power tool such as a chain saw you can wear ear earplugs. Another way you can prevent excessive noise from affecting your hearing is by reducing the amount of time you are exposing the noise to your ears....